2013 Oregon Revised Statutes
Volume : 12 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources
Chapter 522 - Geothermal Resources
Section 522.115 - Permit; application; fees.

(1) No person shall engage in the drilling or operating of any geothermal well without first obtaining a permit issued under the authority of the State Department of Geology and Mineral Industries, and without complying with the conditions of such permit.

(2) An application for a permit shall contain:

(a) The location and elevation of the floor of the proposed derrick.

(b) The number or other designation approved by the department by which the well shall be known.

(c) The applicant's estimate of the depths to be drilled.

(d) The nature and character of the geothermal resource sought.

(e) A reclamation plan for the well pad.

(f) Such other information as the governing board of the State Department of Geology and Mineral Industries by rule may require.

(3) An application for a permit shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable fee of $2,000.

(4) The permittee shall provide an annual nonrefundable renewal fee on or before the anniversary of the issuance date of each active permit as follows:

(a) $1,500 for the first renewal year.

(b) $500 for each subsequent renewal year.

(5) A request by a permittee to modify a permit shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable fee not to exceed $1,500.

(6) A request by a permittee to transfer a permit issued under this section shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable fee of $500.

(7) A request by a permittee to plug and decommission a geothermal well shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable fee of $1,000.

(8) All moneys received by the department under this section shall be paid into the State Treasury and deposited in the General Fund to the credit of the Geology and Mineral Industries Account established by ORS 516.070. [1975 c.552 §5; 1977 c.87 §2; 1991 c.526 §3; 2009 c.794 §11]